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Soft Power in Nigeria
The U.S. is funding development in restive Northern Nigeria, but soft power isn't blunting anti-American sentiments.
The U.A.E.’s Brewing Crisis
In a rich country famous for giving its citizens everything, the bidoun are citizens of nowhere.
The Larger Lesson of Huckabee’s Comments on Women
The larger Republican rhetorical strategy.
Under the Cross in China
Christian weddings are on the rise in China, even among non-believers.
Afghanistan’s Misguided Economy
In 1978, Afghanistan had achieved food security for a population of 15 million. Today, Afghanistan is extremely dependent on aid and imports.
Libertarianism Is Very Strange
Outside the fantasy novels of Ayn Rand and Robert Heinlein, libertarianism does not make much anthropological or historical sense.
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